IN THE TANK
Verboten! No Criticism of Obama Allowed [Tim Graham]
On CNN's Reliable Sources on Sunday, Howard Kurtz asked NPR talk show host (and former ABC reporter) Michel Martin whether Obama will get a honeymoon period from the press. This, of course, is an interesting question after a torrid two-year premarital love affair, but it's hardly a question requiring a crystal ball.
Martin's reply was a little shocking, implying that somehow America's present circumstances are comparable to the days after 9/11: "I would argue that he's going to get a honeymoon because of the historic nature of the problems addressing the country right now . . . . I think I would liken it to the period right after 9/11, when the press was very uncritical of the president because you couldn't afford to be."
Transcript here.
11/10 04:03 PM
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